New VLT Light Rail in Rio Opens on Sunday, May 22nd
After several years of construction, road closures and detours in the city’s downtown area, this Sunday, May 22nd, Rio de...
May 17, 2016Topic
Metro
Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 4 Extension is Delayed
Rio's Linha 4 (Line 4) extension connecting Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca opening on August 1st, just four days before...
May 14, 2016
Residents and Students Tour Rio’s New Ipanema Metro Station
State Secretary of Transportation took a group of sixty Rio residents and civil engineering students on a tour of new...
April 22, 2016
Both of Rio’s New Metro Stations in Leblon in Finishing Stages
The stations at Praça Jardim de Alah and Praça Antero de Quental will connect Leblon to the new Line 4...
March 22, 2016
Editorial: Falling Back with Daylight Savings Time in Brazil
At midnight on Saturday evening (February 20, 2016) most of Brazil changed their clocks back to observe the end of...
February 22, 2016
Opinion: Rio’s “Unfinished” Metrô Line 4
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Saturday’s O Globo announced that Rio’s Mayor had sent an email...
February 22, 2016
Rio Suggests Plan for Incomplete Metro During Olympics
Rio's contingency plan to completing the Line 4 Metro is a temporary expansion of the BRT from Barra da Tijuca...
February 20, 2016
Special Public Transport Ticket Available in Rio for Olympics
Users of public transport will be able to purchase one ticket to make several journeys during the 2016 Olympic and...
December 1, 2015Brazil Launches First Monorail in São Paulo After Delays
Brazil's first monorail, Linha-15 Prata (the Silver-15 Line), opens commercially to the public today after a year of testing. The...
August 10, 2015